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Are there gross motor coordination spurts during mid‐childhood?

dc.contributor.authorSantos, Marcos A. M. dos
dc.contributor.authorBaxter‐Jones, Adam
dc.contributor.authorReyes, Ana C.
dc.contributor.authorFreitas, Duarte
dc.contributor.authorHenrique, Rafael S.
dc.contributor.authorChaves, Raquel N.
dc.contributor.authorBustamante, Alcibíades
dc.contributor.authorTani, Go
dc.contributor.authorKatzmarzyk, Peter T.
dc.contributor.authorMaia, José
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-15T13:51:21Z
dc.date.available2021-09-15T13:51:21Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractObjectives: The aims of this study were (1) to identify the timing of the mid growth spurt (MGS) in stature in children and (2) to identify gross motor coordina tion (GMC) spurts when aligned by the age of attainment of the MGS (aMGS). Methods: Stature, weight, and GMC were measured in 245 Portuguese children followed annually from 6 to 10 years. GMC was assessed and to estimate children's MGS in stature as well as GMC spurts in each of the four tests aligned by aMGS, we used a nonsmoothed polynomial methodology. Results: In boys, the aMGS was attained at 7.8 years, whereas in girls it was 8.0 years. In boys, the peak MGS was 6.2 cm yr−1 and in girls it was 6.4 cm yr−1 . In boys, the peak for walking backwards (WB) occurred 18 months before aMGS (14.9-points yr−1 ), jumping sideways (JS) was 12 months after aMGS (13.5-points yr−1 ), hopping on one leg (HO) was 18 months before aMGS (11.7-points yr−1 ), and shifting platform (SP) was 12 months before aMGS (6.8-points yr−1 ). In girls, WB spurts occurred 12 months after aMGS (13.3-points yr−1 ), JS was 12 months before aMGS (10.5-points yr−1 ), HO was coincident with aMGS (10.4-points yr−1 ), and SP was 18 as well as 12 months before aMGS (7.2-points yr−1 ). No differences were observed in the mean peak spurts between sexes in the GMC tests. Conclusions: Boys and girls reached their MGS in stature at about the same chro nological age. Spurts in GMC did not express themselves in the same biological timing relative to aMGS in stature, and there are sex differences.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationSantos, M. A., Baxter‐Jones, A., Reyes, A. C., Freitas, D., Henrique, R. S., Chaves, R. N., ... & Maia, J. (2019). Are there gross motor coordination spurts during mid‐childhood?. American Journal of Human Biology, 31(4), e23251. DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23251pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/ajhb.23251pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.13/3632
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.publisherWileypt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectGross motor coordinationpt_PT
dc.subjectMotor coordinationpt_PT
dc.subjectMid-childhoodpt_PT
dc.subject.pt_PT
dc.subjectFaculdade de Ciências Sociaispt_PT
dc.titleAre there gross motor coordination spurts during mid‐childhood?pt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.issue4pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPagee23251pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleAmerican Journal of Human Biologypt_PT
oaire.citation.volume31pt_PT
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person.givenNameDuarte
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person.givenNamePeter
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